Gold Forecast – Expect A Bottom Next Week

In August, we laid the foundation for a Major Buying Opportunity Arriving in September. The final collapse below $1900 is now underway, and precious metals could bottom next week. We see tremendous potential in silver and platinum going into 2021 (see articles below). Energy is also becoming attractive.

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Gold Price Target

Gold is dropping into an intermediate low precisely on schedule. Our work supports a bottom next week – possibly on or surrounding the October 2nd employment report. The final breakdown phase usually lasts 5 to 8 trading days.

Why Follow Cycles

I started studying various cycles in financial assets about 10-years ago. Oblivious to them before, I recognized their importance. If you know where you are in a cycle – everything gets a lot easier.

Gold has two dominant cycles: The 8-year cycle and the intermediate 6-month cycle.

• The 8-year cycle represents major turning points for gold, often marking multi-year bottoms (2000, 2008, 2016, 2024, etc.)
• The intermediate cycle bottoms roughly every 6-months and offers multiple trading and investing opportunities. The previous low arrived in March.

Below is a snippet of an 8-year low (blue arrow) and multiple 6-month lows (green arrows). As you can see, cycles offer attractive buying opportunities.

Gold Cycle Indicator

Armed with the knowledge of cycles and well-adept in technical analysis, I decided to create the gold cycle indicator. It simplifies investing. When it drops below 100 and enters cycle bottoming, the 6-month cycle is bottoming. Does it catch every low perfectly? No. But it gets most of them.

Final Note: Initial support arrives around $1808, with an ideal C-wave target of $1765.

AG Thorson is a registered CMT and expert in technical analysis. He believes we are in the final stages of a global debt super-cycle. For more information visit here.

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